Posted by
Jim McGriff Jr on Monday, October 27, 2008 6:00:00 PM
Obama and the Democrats have it wrong…
Our Constitution’s preamble states, “provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare…”.This is a contract between the people of our country and allows our government to function for us. Promote the general welfare is the key phrase. Provide for my welfare is not part of the contact.
However, notice where and how the words provide and promote are used. Our constitutional contract states that our government will provide for our defense. This means that we expect the government to protect us from invasion and outside threats. The word promote is used in our contract when we look at our general welfare. This contract realized that government could perform some actions; but, our government could help us provide for our general welfare. Notice also the word is general welfare not my welfare.
Obama and the democrats, and maybe most of us, need to read and understand our Constitution. Obama and democrats will move us to a level of government support that provides for us from the cradle to the grave. This sounds good to most of us. This is not what our founders thought was the responsibility of our government. For example, Ben Franklin and the Philadelphia Junta started hospitals, libraries, and other help for the citizens of the city. We were a poor country at our founding. Our infant federal government could not afford this level of support for its individual citizens.
The question is can our government afford all of Obama’s programs? The simple answer is, NO! So how will they pay for these programs? Taxes! Yes there is no free lunch. We must pay or our government will go broke.
Obama and the democrats know that our government can not afford all his programs; but, they will not tell us. They make these promises to get our votes.
We must be smart and not believe these empty promises. We must demand answers on how Obama and the democrats will pay for these programs.
Oscar James McGriff. Jr.
Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35405